Melting pot In South Africa, the sun’s energy will soon be harnessed to power a very different manufacturing process – aluminium-smelting. It’s a process that is renowned for the amount of electricity… Read more
Age-old question Africa’s youth currently account for 65% of the continent’s entire consumer spend, which is estimated at some US$1.3 trillion. With around 50% of Africans under the age of 20, it’s… Read more
Rich pickings The number of African millionaires has almost doubled since 2001. In fact, there are more than 160 000 African high net worth (HNW) individuals who have combined holdings of roughly… Read more
Shop ’til you unplug Who would’ve thought that South African men shop more online compared to women? A mobile shopping survey run by local online retailer Spree, shows that even though laptops and desktop… Read more
Bigger phish to fry Seventeen minutes. That’s how long a typical cyberattack in South Africa lasts. And one in 214 emails sent in the country last year was a phishing attack. If that wasn’t… Read more
